Garment-hanger.



N0. 799,923. PATBNTED SEPT. 19, 1905.

. J. L. MULLER.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.3.1905.

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JAMES LOUIS MULLER, on NEW CANAAN, coNNEoTIcUT.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1905.

Application filed March 3, 1905. Serial No. 248,342.

will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for hanging hats, coats, and other garments; and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class which is designed for use in hotels, restaurants, cafes, offices, and other places where devices of this class are required, a further object being to provide a device of the class specified having a look by which a hat, coat, or other garment may be locked in position on the hanger and cannot be removed except by one having a key to the lock; and with these and other objects in view the invention-consists in, a device of the class specified constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which- Figure l is a plan view of my improved garment-hanger; Fig. 2, a side view thereof, part of the construction being shown in section; and Fig. 3, a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing a modification.

In the practice of my invention 1 provide a plate or board a, which may be of any desired 7 length and which is designed to be secured to a wall or other upright support and to which a hanger or a number of hangers may be se cured, only one being shown in the drawings.

My improved hanger, as shown in the drawings, consists of a metal strip or plate 6, adapted to be secured vertically to the plate or board a, and the metal strip or plate 6 is provided at the upper end With an outwardly-di rected member 6 having a downwardly-directed arm 6 provided at its lower end with an outwardly-directed foot portion 6*, and the lower end of the strip or plate 6 is provided with an outwardly-directed arm 6 having a head 6, which in the form of construction shown is provided with a cushion [2 The head 6 and cushion b in the form of construction shown are circular incross-section; but said head may be oblong in form, and the cushion b may or may not be employed. Secured on the outwardly-directed member 6 at the top or upper end of the strip or plate 6 is a lock -casing c, in which is mounted a laterally-movable lock-block 0 having an opening 0 and the block 0 is provided at its right-hand side with a pin 0, movable through the corresponding end of the casing 0, and between the block 0 and in the end of the casing 0, through which the pin 0 passes, is placed a spring 0 Passing vertically through the outer end of the casing c is a rodd, the side of which adjacent to the block c is provided with ratchetteeth (Z and said block c bears on the rod (Z, and the side thereof adjacent to saidr'od is provided with ratchetteeth 0, which are adapted to engage the teeth (12, and said teeth are so formed that when the rod (Z is forced downwardly the block 0 will be forced backwardly against the operation of the spring 0 but the rod (i cannot be moved upwardly unless the block 0 is forced backwardly, as hereinafter described. The rod (Z also passes downwardly through the foot member 6 at the lower end of the arm 6 and is provided at its lower end with a head 6Z3 similar to the head 7), and the head d is preferably provided with a cushion (Z4, and mounted on the rod d above the foot member 6 is a spring 6, which forces said rod upward, the upper end thereof being secured at 6 The lock-casing c is provided in one side thereof with a keyhole f, adapted to receive a key 9, which is shown in section in Fig. 3, and whenever it is desired to suspend a hat, coat, or other garment from the arm Zfthe said hat, coat, or other garment is hung on said arm and the rod d is forced downwardly by pressing the hand on the head (Z at the upper end thereof until the head (Z presses on the hat, coat, or other garment. The spring 0 always serves to force the block 0 outwardly, and at the end of the downward movement of the rod d the teeth on said block engage the teeth on said rod and lock said rod in its depressed position, and when it is de sired to remove the hat, coat, or other garment from the arm 6 the key g is inserted and turned to the right. In this operation the head of the key 9 strikes the inner end portion of the block 0 and forces the block backwardly or to the right, and the spring 6 forces the rod d upwardly, and the hat, coat,

or other garment may be removed from'the i arm 6 v In the construction shown in Fig. 3 a lever h is pivoted to the strip or plate 6 at if, and said lever extends outwardly beneath the foot 6 and the rod (2 passes therethrough, and said lever is provided with a horizontal slot k and the rod d with a pin [L4, which passes through said slot, and said lever is also provided at its outer end with a handle if, and instead of pressing on the upper end of the rod din order to depress said rod, as hereinbefore described, the said rod may be depressed by moving the handle if of the lever it downwardly.

It will be understood that any desired number of these devices may be secured to the plate or board 'a, and various changes in and modifications of the construction herein described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hanger of the class described, consist ing of a stri p or plate adapted to be secured in a vertical position to a support and provided at its lower end with an outwardly-extending arm and at its upper end with an outwardlyextending member, a lock secured to the outwardly-extending member at the upper end, a movable rod passing vertically through said lock and through said member and the lower end of which is adapted to operate in connection with said arm, a spring-pressed device forming a part of said lock and normally bearing on said rod and adapted to be moved out of connection with said rod by akey, said rod and said spring-pressed device being provided with ratchet-teeth which are adapted to engage in the upward movement of said rod, and a spring for holding said rod in a raised position, substantially as shown and described.

2. A hanger of the class described, consisting of a strip or plate adapted to be secured in a vertical position to a support and provided at its lower end with an outwardly-extending arm and at its upper end with an outwardlyextending member, a lock secured to the outwardly-extending member at the upper end, a movable rod passing vertically through said lock and through said member and the lower end of which is adapted to operate in connection with said arm, a spring-pressed device forming a part of said lock and normally bearing on said rod and adapted to be moved out of connection with said rod by a key, said rod and said spring-pressed device being provided with ratchet-teeth which are adapted to engage in the upward movement of said rod, a spring for holding said rod in a raised position, and means for moving said rod downwardly, substantially as shown and described.

3. A hanger of the class described, consisting of a strip or plate adapted to be secured in a vertical position to a support and provided at its lower end with an outwardly-extending arm and at its upper end with an outwardlyextending member, a lock secured to the outwardly-extending member at the upper end, a movable rod passing vertically through said lock and through said member and the lower end of which is adapted to operate in connection with said arm, a spring-pressed device forming a part of said lock and normally bearing on said rod and adapted to be moved out of connection with said r'od by a key, said rod and said spring-pressed device being provided with ratchet-teeth which are adapted to engage in the upward movement of said rod, a spring for holding said rod in a raised position, and means for moving said rod downwardly, consisting of a lever pivoted to said strip or plate and through which the lower end of said rod passes, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 1st day of March, 1905.

JAMES LOUIS MULLER.

WVitnesses:

A. F. J ONES, ALFRED H. RAYMOND. 

